On December 18, Ukrzaliznytsia will resume the Hutsulshchyna train from Kyiv to Rakhiv.
“Ukrzaliznytsia will resume the Hutsulshchyna train from December 18 this year зд The train will run daily with 12 cars: one sleeping car, five compartment cars and six reserved cars,” the statement reads.
It is noted that from Kyiv the train №357 / 358 “Kyiv – Rakhiv” will depart at 14:28 and arrive in Rakhiv at 9:22. Departure from Rakhiv will take place at 11:18 and arrival in Kyiv at 6:43. The key stations for the formation of passenger traffic of this train are “Ternopil”, “Chortkiv”, “Kitsman”, “Chernivtsi”, “Kolomyia”, “Yaremche”, “Vorokhta”, “Yasinya”, “Kvasy”, “Rakhiv”.
“To restore the train, Ukrzaliznytsia has taken measures to modernize the infrastructure. In particular, some sections of the track have been repaired and overhauled, more than 6,000 old wooden sleepers have been replaced. As a result, speed and train safety will be improved. is socially important for the residents of Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions and has a significant impact on the development of the region’s tourist infrastructure, “the press service said.
It is indicated that according to the results of 2019, the occupancy of this train in the route “Kyiv – Rakhiv” was 89%, in the opposite direction – 94%.
